SUFF 2025 | Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt Trailer (Directed by Tom Stern)
Sydney Underground Film Festival
9,863 views
The hole truth and nothing butt, warts and all: Sex, drugs, rock and roll, the beautiful, the ugly, and the weird.
This electrifying rock documentary delves deep into the psychedelic chaos and emotional rawness of the legendary Texas punk band. Combining gritty archival footage, surreal animation, puppetry, and candid interviews with Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, King Coffey, Teresa Nervosa, and peers like Dave Grohl and Flea, it candidly captures their anarchic live energy, drug‑fueled descent, creative breakthroughs, and personal clashes. From their Texas punk roots and dawn of shock‑rock spectacle to the emotional core of Haynes and Leary’s partnership, the film bares both the outrageous and the intimate. Stern’s irreverent yet sincere narrative weaves humor, heartache, and DIY ethos into a vibrant tribute to these misfit legends.
🎤 Notable Press Quotes
James Verniere (Boston Movie News):
“manages to capture the drugged, drunken, sexually outrageous, audience‑endangering, close‑to‑chaotic nature of the band’s legendary live performances”
Victoria Wasylakon (Vanyaland):
“The seriousness sandwiched amid pure absurdity … makes … a revealing examination of a band who’s seemingly already bared it all.”
OFFICIAL SELECTION
SXSW 2025
IFFBoston 2025
Melbourne International Film Festival 2025
Tickets on sale at SUFF.com.au. 11-14 September 2025 at Dendy Newtown.
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Apparently the film was almost destroyed in the Palisades fire so if there is a showing in your city, go see it.
Why would they photoshop their heads onto those random bodies?
SUFF 2025 | Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt Trailer (Directed by Tom Stern)
Sydney Underground Film Festival
9,863 views
The hole truth and nothing butt, warts and all: Sex, drugs, rock and roll, the beautiful, the ugly, and the weird.
This electrifying rock documentary delves deep into the psychedelic chaos and emotional rawness of the legendary Texas punk band. Combining gritty archival footage, surreal animation, puppetry, and candid interviews with Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, King Coffey, Teresa Nervosa, and peers like Dave Grohl and Flea, it candidly captures their anarchic live energy, drug‑fueled descent, creative breakthroughs, and personal clashes. From their Texas punk roots and dawn of shock‑rock spectacle to the emotional core of Haynes and Leary’s partnership, the film bares both the outrageous and the intimate. Stern’s irreverent yet sincere narrative weaves humor, heartache, and DIY ethos into a vibrant tribute to these misfit legends.
🎤 Notable Press Quotes
James Verniere (Boston Movie News):
“manages to capture the drugged, drunken, sexually outrageous, audience‑endangering, close‑to‑chaotic nature of the band’s legendary live performances”
Victoria Wasylakon (Vanyaland):
“The seriousness sandwiched amid pure absurdity … makes … a revealing examination of a band who’s seemingly already bared it all.”
OFFICIAL SELECTION
SXSW 2025
IFFBoston 2025
Melbourne International Film Festival 2025
Tickets on sale at SUFF.com.au. 11-14 September 2025 at Dendy Newtown.
...................................... and where?